Geopolitics
Ussamma Makdisi – Gaza Tribunal Istanbul
23 October 2025
Month: October 2025
Corruption
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sybil Fares – From Illusion to Real Peace: Trump’s Test in Gaza and Ukraine
Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he […]
National Politics
Whitney Webb, Chris Hedges – The Rise of the Thielverse and the Construction of the Surveillance State
Whitney Webb traces the Thielverse’s rise and the bipartisan construction of the modern surveillance state that Trump and his benefactors are deploying against dissidents and immigrants today Cross-posted from the Chris Hedges Report The descent […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – A strange encounter
The Chinese model as a possible solution for a socialist economy. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His new book, The Visions of inequality, was published October 10, 2023. Cross-posed from Branko Milanović’s […]
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – ‘Annulled’! Russia won’t abide snapback sanctions on Iran
The US-led move to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has drawn Moscow’s ire, and with it a bifurcation of international law Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and Non-resident Fellow at the Quincy […]
Geopolitics
Daniel Levy: The Gaza ceasefire is chaotic by design – here’s why and what to do
Ten days on from President Trump’s whirlwind visit to Israel and Egypt, the images of showmanship remain, but the ceasefire (let alone talk of peace) is very evidently and predictably fraying. As I noted here […]
Geopolitics
Sky News: British Airways pulls Louis Theroux podcast funding over Bob Vylan interview
Bob Vylan: “Make no mistake, this is a scare tactic. I went on the podcast and as hard as the lobby groups and media tried, they couldn’t twist anything I said. So they have resorted […]
EU politics
The Odessa Journal: A third refinery in Europe processing Russian oil has been attacked
In Europe, a third oil refinery processing Russian crude has caught fire in the past two days. According to CZNewz.Info, the blaze broke out at the Bratislava refinery, owned by the Hungarian MOL Group, which […]
Geopolitics
BBC: New images show Israeli control line deeper into Gaza than agreed
The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, a BBC Verify analysis has found. Under the first stage of the deal, Israel agreed to retreat […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid – Managed Democracy?
16 Ocotber 2025 NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, October 16, 2025, and our friends, Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson, join us today. Welcome, Richard and Michael. MICHAEL HUDSON: Good to be here. RICHARD […]